Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Last
July 1, we finally made it to Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro located in
Tagaytay City, if you remember I already mentioned this in my blog last May 2015
and I accidentally discovered this resto when our car passed by and when we
visit it the next day, the restaurant is not yet open. story here at http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2015/05/aozora-japanese-cafe-in-tagaytay-city.html
But
the long wait is over, I celebrated my dinner birthday here in Aozora with my
wife, we booked an overnight stay at Domicillo and planned to eat lunch and
dinner at Aozora. I’m glad that they posted their menu at their Facebook page,
there I learned that the price of their food is just right and not too
expensive, for an authentic Japanese restaurant a price range from PHP 200-PHP
300 is okay. I’m excited to go back here and try their Japanese coffee brand
called “key” or Sumiyaki coffee.

Btw, Aozora means “blue sky”

Aozora
Japanese Café and Bistro is located above the Domicillo bed and breakfast
establishment, its near the Petron gas station in Mahogany ave corner
Nasugbu-Tagaytay road, but located at the other side.

The sign of the
restaurant and Domicillo is small, so my only landmark here that they are
located near The Lake Hotel Tagaytay, the restaurant is just right after two big
houses along the road.

Aozora
Japanese Café and Bistro.
I caught this café with my eye because its rare to
have a Japanese café in the middle of Tagaytay City. I like the concept, because
I love to enjoy my morning, afternoon or night time with a sip of a Japanese
coffee or slurp a hot Japanese ramen and look up the sky to see the clouds, blue
sky and also the glowing stars at night.

The
amazing freebie of Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro is the awesome viewing deck
located near the café. People can stay here to dine in or just want to view the
active Taal volcano. I heard that Tagaytay City is changing so rapidly, with the
rise of condo, malls and establishments, there are no other way to view this in
a less crowded condition.

But you can expect a non crowded condition only
here at Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro and Domicillo. Enjoy it while there’s no
one around haha.

Me
and my wife Lace Llanora-Coladilla, during lunch time.
This viewing deck
and dining area of Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro is a perfect venue for family
dining, dates, parties or wedding. Its quiet and it feels that you own the
entire viewing deck hahah.

During
our visit last July 1. I noticed a sign at the door of Aozora Japanese Café and
Bistro and it says that they are in their soft opening stage.

It means
that everything is adjusting and when you encountered some unsatisfying taste, I
suggest that you deliver your concerns right away so that they can adjust
according to the right preference of your taste buds.

Their food is
prepared, cooked and managed by a Japanese chef – Seiji Kamura. The chef visits
the resto to check and also manage everything, but normally the kitchen is done
by experienced cooks who worked before in some popular Japanese restaurants.

Everything at Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro is treated with authentic
Japanese style.

The
table set

The
dining area

I
liked the see through glass window, You can see the natural light and also the
environment outside,.

THE
MENU

Just click the image to enlarge it. Their menu
is not yet final and they are still making a better menu with photos.. Just
don’t mind the menu with writings of a ballpen.

OUR LUNCH

Side
dish
I didn’t tried it but it looks like a shaved cucumber salad. But my wife
ate all of it hahahah
Veggie fan!

Spicy
Salmon Maki
PHP 295

My wife ordered this for her lunch, its very
heavy and I ate two pieces only. The maki is good and I just cant believe we are
eating a nice maki here in Tagaytay City.

Finally! a good maki in
Tagaytay.
I also learned that Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro don’t offer
sashimi, but they only have maki sushi on the menu.

Oyakodon
PHP
260

They don’t have a Gyudon on the menu, but I already requested that
they should add it because it’s a fave to others. Since there’s no guydon, I
managed to order this Oyako don instead. Okay din and I like the big serving on
a bowl.

OUR DINNER

For
dinner time, at around 7pm. The entire Tagaytay City was covered by cold breeze
and fog. It’s a bit windy too so we decided to stay inside the café. It was full
moon and also the conjunction of two might planets can be seen glowing big in
the sky – Venus and Jupiter, it was so romantic that night hahaha.

Aozora
Salad
PHP 320

the salad is good too. I guess the Kewpie did most
points for the taste, without it, the salad is dead
But I like the mixed of
greens and bits of hmm is that bacon???

Aozora iced tea

Aozora
ramen aka Bulalo ramen
PH 295

A must try if you are here in Aozora
Japanese Café and Bistro, since Tagaytay City is popular to have the best bulalo
soup, the Japanese café managed to create their own take in combining the
popular Japanese ramen and the Filipino bulalo.

Its good and I like the
concept that they brought here in Tagaytay, I m sure other restaurant can have
their own bulalo style, but here in Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro it’s a
Bulalo ramen!

Just
like the regular bulalo, this requires continues heating just to prevent it to
cool down under the cold weather of Tagaytay.

A close up look of the Aozora Ramen

My
Aozora ramen on my little bowl

Grilled
Pork Belly
PHP 295

I super stuffed my tummy that night and I thought
that I ‘ll pass eating this grilled pork belly, but after one bite the flavor
and taste just exploded inside my mouth. Now my taste buds wanted some more so I
finished eating this even I’m not done with my bulalo ramen.

Its
soft and there’s a crunchy effect after one bite, it’s a mix of salty and sweet
flavor because of its sauce.

Dragon
Maki
PHP 350

A big long prawn that presented like a mini dragon on a
maki.

It
can scare the kids because of the snake or dragon like feature, but for me
there’s a chunk of prawn meat inside the maki that is ready to be eaten by me
ahhaha.

Its
cute and I like it.

I
don’t have cake for my birthday, but this Dragon Maki will get me more luck for
this year.
Thanks Aozora Japanese Café and Bistro.